Freedom fighter, Telangana leader Bapuji dead (Lead)
September 21st, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96.Bapuji, who was not keeping well for ... Read more...
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Freedom fighter, Telangana leader Bapuji is dead
September 21st, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96.Bapuji, who was not keeping well for ... Read more...
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Life back to normal in east Delhi, six more arrested
September 5th, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Two days after large scale rioting in which a man was killed, life was limping back to normal in Mayur Vihar Phase III of east ... Read more...
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Shops shut in violence-hit east Delhi area; situation under control (Second Lead)
September 3rd, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The roads were mostly deserted, wary shopkeepers kept the shop shutters down and at least two schools in the area remained shut Monday, a day ... Read more...
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Heavy rains cause traffic snarls, power breakdowns in Agra
July 10th, 2012 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
Agra July 9 (IANS) Three spells of heavy showers Monday inundated low-lying areas in the Taj city, leading to traffic snarls and power breakdowns.Residents welcomed the rains but lamented poor ... Read more...
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Corruption a gigantic problem: Court
June 10th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Corruption has become a gigantic problem and both public and private sectors are touched by it, a Delhi court has said while sentencing a policeman ... Read more...
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Honour killing: Brother arrested in Haryana
May 28th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) In yet another incident of killing for family honour in Haryana, a youth has been arrested for murdering his teenaged sister after he suspected her of ... Read more...
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Man crushed to death between two buses
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) A 25-year-old biker was crushed to death between two Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar, police said Tuesday. A bus ... Read more...
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DTC bus crushes soldier in Delhi
May 7th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus Monday mowed down a 45-year-old soldier in Welcome area of east Delhi, police said.The victim, Mukesh Kumar, a driver ... Read more...
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Elderly woman found killed in Delhi
May 4th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) A 60-year-old woman was found battered to death inside her residence in the capital early Friday morning, police said.
Shanti Devi was found dead around ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro to connect more hospitals
April 11th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) More hospitals in the capital will be linked by Delhi Metro's Phase III extension, benefiting tens of thousands of people.The ongoing construction of the 103.5-km ... Read more...
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Man nabbed for killing ex-wife
March 20th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A 35-year-old man and his accomplice have been arrested for the alleged murder of his former wife in November last year, police said Tuesday/Deepak Gupta ... Read more...
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Three killed in road accidents
February 6th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Three people were killed in three different road accidents in the national capital, police said Sunday.An unidentified man, in his mid-thirties, was killed in a ... Read more...
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Woman jumps off building to escape rape bid
December 31st, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) A woman pursuing a lab technician's course was injured after she jumped off the second floor of a building to escape a rape bid in ... Read more...
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Two die in east Delhi road accident
December 28th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Two people were killed in a road accident in east Delhi Wednesday morning when a truck rammed into their vehicle from behind, police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Jeweller’s house looted at gunpoint
November 30th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Four masked robbers barged into the house of a jeweller in east Delhi and took away cash and jewellery worth lakhs of rupees after holding ... Read more...
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Man crushed to death in Delhi
October 6th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) An unidentified vehicle crushed a man to death when he fell on the road after his bike hit a car, police said Thursday.Twenty-eight-year-old Sanjeev Bhattacharya ... Read more...
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Malnutrition harming Madhya Pradesh kids: Unicef
September 6th, 2011 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Gwalior, Sep 6 (IANS) High levels of malnutrition and low immunisation have made children in Madhya Pradesh the most vulnerable in India, Unicef said Tuesday.Speaking to reporters here, Unicef officials ... Read more...
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Man held for debit card fraud
June 17th, 2011 - 1:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) A man has been arrested for getting somebody else's debit card fraudulently and using it for various purchases, police said Thursday."Amit Sabharwal, a ... Read more...
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Protest in Ghaziabad against action on Ramdev
June 7th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, June 6 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and various NGOs held a rally here Monday to protest against the post-midnight police raid on Delhi's Ramlila Ground to ... Read more...
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Three arrested for murder in Delhi
May 23rd, 2011 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) A woman and her two accomplices were arrested for abducting and murdering her husband, Delhi Police said Monday.Sachin, 22, Sunil, 30, and Prabha abducted and ... Read more...
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Five Bangladeshis arrested for robbery
May 10th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Five Bangladeshis who promised to sell US dollars cheaply and then robbed their victims by luring them to a deserted spot have been arrested, police ... Read more...
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Driver found dead inside car
May 7th, 2011 - 2:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) A cab driver was found dead inside his car here Friday. The police said he may have died of asphyxiation."Bunty was lying unconscious inside the ... Read more...
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Paramilitary forces to stay for 10 days after poll ends: CEC
April 29th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) Thursday said that paramilitary forces will remain for 10 more days after the conclusion of the West Bengal assembly polls.Chief Election ... Read more...
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Bunnies, birds and other Easter egg makeovers! (With Images)
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The classic Easter egg - oblong, coloured, sugar-coated symbol of new life - has got an innovative makeover this year! Bakers and chocolatiers have introduced ... Read more...
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Drug trafficker held
March 30th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) A drug trafficker was arrested and 350 grams of heroin seized from him, police said Tuesday."Rampal, 44, was arrested Sunday from the Ashok Nagar bus ... Read more...
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Man commits suicide in Delhi
March 3rd, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) An autorickshaw driver who was depressed over a marital discord with his wife committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his east ... Read more...
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Boy commits suicide after mother’s scolding
February 28th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Upset over being scolded for not concentrating on studies, a class 8 student committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in east Delhi Monday, police said."Gulshan ... Read more...
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Man stabbed to death
February 5th, 2011 - 1:43 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) A 20-year-old man was stabbed to death in an east Delhi park Friday. Police are searching for his absconding friend with whom he had a fight a ... Read more...
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Man burns wife, daughter, commits suicide
December 29th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar, Dec 29 (IANS) A poverty-stricken drug addict burnt his wife and two-year-old daughter before setting himself on fire in Punjab's Jalandhar city, police said Wednesday. All three died.The ghastly deaths took ... Read more...
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No explosive-laden trucks missing in Rajasthan
November 10th, 2010 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) No trucks loaded with explosives are missing from Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday.The home ministry has denied reports that 160 trucks containing ... Read more...
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Rains flood Delhi again, traffic takes a hit (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The low-lying areas in Delhi were flooded yet again Wednesday as rains continued to drench the national capital for the fourth consecutive day, leading to slowing down ... Read more...
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Heavy rains lash Bangalore; one killed as tree falls
August 21st, 2010 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 21 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed this garden city of Karnataka for over two hours Saturday afternoon and claimed the life of an autorickshaw driver whose vehicle came under a huge ... Read more...
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Five held for Delhi businessman’s murder
May 22nd, 2010 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Five people were arrested for allegedly robbing and murdering a businessman, police said Friday.
According to police, Ricky, Shekhu, Ravi, Rakesh and Noshad, all in their 20s, were ... Read more...
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Rs.80,000 looted from trader in Ghaziabad
April 30th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, April 30 (IANS) Motorcyle-borne armed robbers looted Rs.80,000 from a trader Friday when he was driving to his office in Ashok Nagar here, police said.
Deepak Kansal, a distributor for prestigious ... Read more...
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